Harvest 5 to 10 pounds of bass per acre per year. Restricting bass harvest will help keep the fish population balanced (the proper ratio of predator and prey fish). In a balanced pond, 40-60% of the bass should be 12 inches or longer, while 20-40% of the bluegill should be 6 inches or longer.
What size bass should I remove from my pond?
10- to 16-inch
Catching bass to keep and filet is an important part of managing any pond. As it happens, the size that makes for the best table fare, those in the 10- to 16-inch range, are just the size it’s best to remove.
What is the average maximum weight for a largemouth bass?
Largemouth bass in favorable conditions can reach lengths of about 16 inches in their fourth year. Adults are typically 10 to 20 inches long and weigh 0.5 to 4.5 pounds. They can reach sizes of 8 pounds, however.
What is the heaviest largemouth bass ever caught?
22 pounds and 4 ounces
World’s Record & Biggest Largemouth Bass. The world record largemouth bass was caught by George Perry in Montgomery Lake in Georgia in 1932. The world record bass was 22 pounds and 4 ounces.
How many pounds is a good size bass?
Most anglers would consider anything larger than 5 pounds a big bass. A 5 pound bass would likely be a weekend angler’s personal best outside of California, Florida, Texas and few other southern states. A 5 pound bass will also make a professional angler very happy.
How many bass should you harvest per acre?
Most ponds require harvest of at least 10 pounds of 6-10-inch large mouth bass per acre to maintain a healthy food chain. If the goal is trophy largemouth bass, Sink said the pond owner should harvest 25 pounds or more of 6-to-14-inch bass per-acre per-year to provide more resources to growing largemouths.
How many bass can you have in a 1 acre pond?
50-100 bass
In a balanced bass pond stocked with prey fish such as bluegill and fathead minnows as well as some channel cats if you like, a one acre pond can generally support 50-100 bass. For natural ponds in areas with low soil fertility, that number might be on the lower end.
What eats a largemouth bass?
Adult largemouth are generally apex predators within their habitat, but they are preyed upon by many animals while young, including great blue herons, larger bass, northern pike, walleye, muskellunge, yellow perch, channel catfish, northern water snakes, crappie, common carp, and American eels.
What is the lifespan of a largemouth bass?
16 years
Their lifespan is on average 16 years. Immature largemouth bass may tend to congregate in schools, but adults are usually solitary. Sometimes several bass will gather in a very small area, but they do not interact.
How long do bass live in ponds?
The maximum would be 16 to 20 years. The average bass would usually live 5 to 10 years.
What state has biggest bass?
Georgia, home of George Perry’s famous world-record largemouth (22 pounds, 4 ounces), is the spiritual Mecca of the bassin’ world. It has to share some world-class waters, like Lake Eufala with Alabama, and Clark’s Hill with South Carolina.
How much is a world record bass worth?
“(Perry) received $75 worth of sporting equipment for his record catch. He was a modest man who never boasted of the record, which now has stood over 70 years. The next world record bass will be worth 8 million dollars, plus endorsements.”
What bait caught the world record bass?
live bluegill
However, Perry’s sole ownership of this most prestigious record came to an end on July 2, 2009 when Japanese angler Manabu Kurita pulled his own 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth from Lake Biwa in central Japan, after it ate a live bluegill that he had on for bait.
How old is a 10 pound bass?
In a Florida study, 822 trophy bass (10 pounds and up) given to taxidermists showed a mean age of 9.7 years.
Can bass See braided line?
Braid. Bass will be able to see braided line if you are fishing in clear water or using a finesse technique where bass are afforded more time to analyze your lure. Braid is my favorite type of fishing line for shear strength, durability, and casting distance.
What is considered a trophy bass?
Usually, anything between 8-20 pounds would be considered a trophy bass. There is an argument that to be considered a trophy largemouth bass, the fish must be at least 51% of the world record. This idea would mean that a bass would need to weigh at least 11 pounds, 3 ounces to be considered a trophy.
How deep should a bass pond be?
3 to 4 feet
Ideally, a bass pond should have a minimum depth of at least 3 to 4 feet. Bass don’t spend much time in water shallower than that. Use soil left over from excavating shallower areas to form ridges in deeper parts of the pond.
Will bass reproduce in a pond?
Largemouth bass readily adapt to most ponds and can easily reproduce. Smallmouth, on the other hand, need well defined habitat, especially gravel to spawn.
How many bass can go in a 5 acre pond?
A general rule many people use is 50-100 bass, 50-200 catfish, and 1,000 to 1,500 bluegills for each acre of pond water. However, the owner must consider the type of fish they desire in the pond before purchasing and introducing these fish. Once the owner selects the species, their focus needs to turn to balance.
How many bass can you have in a 10 acre pond?
If you choose to stock your pond with adult bass, do so carefully, in small amounts. Five bass per acre will make a significant impact on the fishery. Never stock more than 12 fish per acre into a pond with no bass. If the pond already has a few bass, I don’t recommend stocking more than six fish per acre.
When should you stock bass in a pond?
Spring or fall is the ideal time for pond stocking. Temperatures are mild and oxygen levels are high, so the stress factors that affect fish will be at their lowest. Once acclimated to your pond, they will be primed to flourish. Fish can also be added in the summer, but they will need a little more time to adjust.